Review: The Selfless Gene
February 3rd, 2010 § 3 Comments
I have to admit that the title of Charles Foster’s book drew me to this book, The Selfless Gene, Living With God And Darwin. As one whose Christian life was formed primarily in the evangelical Christian camp, I had been exposed to, and vigorously at times, folks who prided themselves on taking a very literal stance on the interpretation of the Bible. But what is taught by that stance is often in conflict or so it seems, with what is often taught in science classrooms.
With the rise in the new Atheism from people like Richard Dawkins, it would seem that you have to chose one side or the other, extreme Biblical literalism or extreme Darwinian atheism. Foster reasons that neither approach is correct.
Foster does an admirable job of explaining another path, one that has room for both God and for Darwin. Admittedly, Foster had to cover a lot of ground in 238 pages. The science behind the debate is immense. The immensity of the science behind the debate leaves me feeling that 238 pages weren’t really enough, at least not for me. However, the book did reassure me that my questions didn’t make me a heretic as there are smarter minds than mine wrestling with the very same questions.
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Hi Scott,
Thank you so much for your comments on my book: they mean a lot.
All best wishes.
Charles
Charles,
You’re very welcome. I thought it was very thought provoking and an all around good book. Thanks for taking the time to write it.
Scott D
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